Engagement: Review of Collection Rates, Operational Performance and Review of Operating Agreement of the Ecology Center Curbside Recycling Program for a revision of services for the City of Berkeley, CA
Description of Services: In 2008, IntelliWaste assisted the non-profit company Ecology Center in extending their contract agreement for residential curbside recycling collection services with the City of Berkeley. On behalf of the Ecology Center, we prepared a plan to the City to seek a multi-year agreement to enable the organization to better plan for the future and to seek additional revenues to support these services. The work included requesting additional revenues from the City to increase wage and benefit packages for represented union workers (and staff) to bring their compensation on par with the industry and those employees doing similar duties for the City. Other topics we examined included adding additional personnel (maintenance, public education, and outreach); examining the potential for securing on-site or a nearby basic maintenance facility; exploring the option for the Ecology Center to take over the City’s multi-family recycling collection services; and streamlining monthly accounting reports among other issues.